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Estate settles with Pa. borough for $32.5K over woman’s suicide in prison
WILLIAMSPORT — The estate of a woman who committed suicide in Schuylkill County Prison in 2020 has reached a $32,500 settlement of its claims against the Coaldale Borough and three police officers. The settlement, which needs the approval of U.S. Middle District Magistrate Judge William I. Arbuckle, resolves only...
Holy cow! Blue Mountain High School gets a visitor
SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY, Pa. — A high school in Schuylkill County had an unexpected visitor in the form of a cow. A cow roamed the parking lot and fields of Blue Mountain High School. Viewer Bobbi-Sue Colna snapped some photos of the animal that escaped from a nearby farm. It...
First responders plan Night Out events in area communities
SHENANDOAH – Next month, first responders in three area communities will hold events to help connect the community with those who serve. In Shenandoah, the Shenandoah Community Ambulance Association, Shenandoah Fire Department, and Shenandoah Police Department are joining forces to hold their annual National Night Out event on August 6 from 5pm to 8pm.
Rally outside legislators conference to support smokefree casinos
Casino workers and customers, along with health-care advocates, will rally Thursday in Pittsburgh to support eliminating smoking on gaming floors in Pennsylvania and other states. The event will take place outside Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, where members of the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States will be attending the group’s semiannual meeting.
Yes, central Pennsylvania has a lot of hospitals right near one another. But is that a problem?
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — As recently as 2019, describing the physical footprints of hospital systems in central Pennsylvania — based on where their 24/7 hospitals with emergency rooms was, anyway — was easy. Penn State had the biggest hospital of all but (including its children’s hospital) just one hospital location: Hershey. Western Dauphin County and […]
Doors optional on Jeeps, Broncos thanks to new Pa. laws
YORK, Pa. — They can take tight turns and tackle tough terrain. "It's an iconic brand, it's been around forever," said Eric Walther, the general manager of Stetler Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep and RAM in York. Jeeps and Broncos thrive in the outdoors. Many are designed to get the driver...
VIDEO: Delegate predicts possible Trump ‘landslide’ in Pennsylvania
(The Center Square) – A veteran delegate from Pennsylvania believes former President Donald Trump could win the state again come November – bigly. “I have believed even before the debate debacle, even before the shooting, Trump would probably win Pennsylvania and would win it handily,” said Charlie Gerow, a Republican strategist, during an interview with The Center Square from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on Tuesday. “Potentially, it’s a landslide in Pennsylvania. He’s going to do very, very well.” ...
Big Lots With NJ & PA Locations Closing Stores & May Go Bankrupt
Bad news for another major retail chain. It may be going under. The New York Post is reporting that Big Lots is in financial trouble. News like this is becoming all too common these days with other chains like Walgreens and Red Lobster struggling as well. If you're not familiar...
Thousands without power across Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA, USA — One of the hottest days of the year is expected today, and thousands of people could spend the day without electricity, fans, and air conditioning. A line of severe thunderstorms came through Monday night. In Lackawanna County, the roof of Cook's Foods in Old Forge was partially ripped off.
Update: Quarter-sized hail and damaging winds anticipated with thunderstorms in Southeast Pa. Tuesday
The National Weather Service issued an updated severe thunderstorm warning at 9:08 p.m. on Tuesday valid until 9:30 p.m. for Bucks, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The storms are foreseen to bring wind gusts of up to 60 mph and quarter-sized hail (1 inch). "At 9:08 p.m., severe thunderstorms were...
Pennsylvania animal shelters have been seeing an increase in surrenders
ADAMS COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) – Animal surrenders are on the rise throughout the Commonwealth. “We are overwhelmed,” said Lori Wetzel, a Vet Tech at the Adams County SPCA. “I mean, we get calls from all over the state wanting us to pull, you know, animals from them to help them out as well. And, you […]
Final Severe Thunderstorm Threat Comes Wednesday As Cold Front Will End Heat Wave Soon After; New Pattern Coming?
Thunderstorms were localized Tuesday across Southeast PA, while Upstate NY was hit very hard by tornadoes and widespread damaging winds that created an absolute mess up there. Meanwhile, Harrisburg hit 103° and parts of the Cumberland Valley in South Central PA reached 105°. As many areas plunge into drought conditions, it’s safe to say we are in desperate need of a pattern change.
Pennsylvania's highest ranking Republican delegate speaks from RNC
Nearly 2,500 delegates from across the country are attending the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Pennsylvania's highest ranking Republican delegate is Sen. Kim Ward. She spoke with News 8's Tasmin Mahfuz on the second day of the convention. You can watch the interview in the video player above.
Stephen A. Smith slams politicians for having ‘audacity’ to ask people to lower political temperature
Stephen A. Smith spoke very harshly against politicians’ requests to tone down the heat of political conversations, saying they are responsible for instigating the current environment. The sports commentator’s heavy criticism comes after former President Donald Trump narrowly survived an assassination attempt during a Pennsylvania rally on Saturday. Smith expressed gratitude that Trump was not […]
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